26 May 2010
Belarus partakes in Leipzig Transport and Innovation Forum
MINSK, 27 May (BelTA) – A delegation of the Transport and Communication Ministry of Belarus takes part in an international transport forum, Transport and Innovations: Unleashing the Potential. The forum is held in Leipzig, Germany, on 26-28 May, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Transport and Communications Ministry of Belarus on 26 May. The Belarusian delegation is headed by Belarus’ Transport Minister Ivan Shcherbo. He is scheduled to attend the following sessions – Supply Chains: Green and More Efficient; Meeting the Challenges: Pathways to Innovation; and Disseminating Innovation: Meeting the demands of a Changing World. Ivan Shcherbo is also expected to make a presentation, Innovations in the Transport Sector of the Republic of Belarus in Present and Future. The minister will present the transport potential of Belarus, inform about promising technologies and the most interesting innovative projects. Apart from that, Ivan Shcherbo is set to hold bilateral talks with his counterparts from Lithuania, Russia and some other countries. “The Transport Ministry of Belarus pays great attention to this international transport forum. The Leipzig conference provides us with opportunity to discuss key issues of transport development, listen to experts’ opinions and meet with transport officials from other countries,” said the press service of the Transport Ministry of Belarus. The present forum highlights the role of innovations in the transport sector in future.БЕЛТА